jacinto

[xaˈθinto]

/[xaˈθinto]/ noun

The verdict

“jacinto” is an uncommon French word, ranked #77,629 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#77,629
frequency rank, French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jacinthe.

Key facts for jacinto
PropertyValue
Headwordjacinto
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xaˈθinto]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,629
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jacinto” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jacinto lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for jacinto is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xaˈθinto]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,629 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Jacinthe.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jacinto, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is jacinto, spelled J-A-C-I-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jacinthe.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jacinto"?
"jacinto" is spelled J-A-C-I-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [xaˈθinto].
What does "jacinto" mean?
As a noun, "jacinto" means: Jacinthe.
How do you pronounce "jacinto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jacinto" is [xaˈθinto]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jacinto" come from?
"jacinto" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “jacinto”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-A-C-I-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [xaˈθinto] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list